Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12187

Transparency International criticises Eurogroup's lack of transparency and accountability

Brussels, 05/02/2019 (Agence Europe)

Transparency International (TI) presented a report on Tuesday 5 February highlighting the Eurogroup's lack of transparency and accountability at a conference in Brussels.

According to this report, even if the Eurogroup, as the "informal government of the euro area", cannot, legally speaking, take decisions, in practice, it does adopt its decisions through other institutions.

In this way, the Eurogroup shirks all responsibility, while its decisions can have a profound impact on the lives of...